HMIS Malwa (J55)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Career (India) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMIS Malwa |
| Ordered: | 12 February 1942 |
| Builder: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers |
| Laid down: | 3 May 1943 |
| Launched: | 21 June 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 1945 |
| Out of service: | 1948 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Pakistan |
| Career (Pakistan) |  |
| Name: | PNS Peshawar |
| Acquired: | 1948 |
| Out of service: | 22 January 1959 |
| Fate: | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 605 tons |
| Length: | 162 ft (49.4 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught: | 8.25 ft (2.51 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 9-cylinder diesel, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 60 |
| Armament: | |
HMIS Malwa (J55) was a Bangor class minesweeper which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.[1] She was transferred to Pakistan in 1948 after the Partition of India and eventually renamed PNS Peshawar.
History
HMIS Malwa was ordered in 1942, and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in India for the Royal Navy. She was commissioned in 1945, just months before the end of World War II.
Malwa was a part of the Eastern Fleet, and escorted a few convoys before the end of the war.[2]
After the Independence of India and the subsequent partition, she was among the vessels transferred to Pakistan.
Notes
| ||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.